The St. Louis Dairy Council is raising awareness this month for childhood obesity as September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.

Registered Dietitian with the St. Louis Dairy Council Jill Williams says an alarming number of kids are dealing with obesity.

Williams knows that a lot of different things play a factor on obesity, including not learning the proper foods to eat at a young age.

One food that Williams knows that kids are not getting at a young age are diary products it helps build strong bones and helps reduce body fat.

Williams appeared as a guest on the Newstalk WTIM Morning Show.